cholinergic crisis, a pronounced muscular weakness and respiratory paralysis caused by excessive acetylcholine, often apparent in patients suffering from myasthenia gravis as a result of overmedication with anticholinesterase drugs.
Drug name: Lovaza Generic name: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, EPA and DHA Use: High triglycerides Lovaza is used to treat patients who have high triglycerides in the blood.
Lovaza is a brand name prescription drug.The capsule sold by GlaxoSmithKline but developed by Reliant Pharmaceuticals, contains esterified fatty acid ethyl esters and is described in detail in U.S. Patent 5,656,667. Pronova BioPharma is the innovator company for the APIs in Lovaza/Omacor.It is synthesized from fish body oils, typically from oily fish such as mackerel and anchovy. It is approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to lower very high triglyceride levels.ach capsule weighs (drug product) 1.43089 g and contains 0.99461 grams of liquid. This is composed of 465 mg EPA ethyl ester and 375 mg DHA ethyl ester. There is an additional approximately 130 mg of other omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters. Lovaza is named Omacor in Europe (and this name was once used in the US).